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2008-02-12:
Ten years ago, on 10 February 1998, W3C published Extensible Markup Language (XML)
1.0 as a W3C Recommendation. W3C is marking the ten-year
anniversary of XML by celebrating "XML10" and
extending thanks to the dedicated communities -- including people who have
participated in W3C's XML groups and mailing lists, the SGML community, and
xml-dev -- whose efforts have created a successful family of technologies
based on the solid XML 1.0 foundation. The success of XML is a strong
indicator of how dedicated individuals, working within the W3C Process, can
engage with a larger community to produce industry-changing results. "Today
we celebrate the success of open standards in preserving Web data from
proprietary ownership," said Jon Bosak, who led the W3C Working Group that
produced XML 1.0. Read the press
release and testimonials.
Send W3C a greeting and learn
more about XML at W3C. (Permali7" height="11"
src="/Icons/right" />WAI-ARIA for Accessible Rich Web Applications: First
Public Working Drafts 2008-02-04: The Protocols and Formats Working Group published First
Public Working Drafts of: WAI-ARIA
defines a way to make Web content and Web applications more accessible to
people with disabilities. It especially helps with dynamic content and
advanced user interface controls developed with Ajax, HTML, JavaScript, and
related technologies. An updated WAI-ARIA
Roadmap was also published. Additionally, the Education and Outreach Working Group published a new WAI-ARIA FAQ and updated WAI-ARIA Overview. Read the Call
for Review: New WAI-ARIA Documents announcement and about the Web Accessibility Initiative. (Permalink)
2008-02-01: Browse W3C presentations and events also available as an RSS channel. (Permalink)